Word: reproachfully
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...United States attempts to repair its image with Muslims around the world, it is imperative that our deeds match up to our lofty aspirations. Our society’s respect for religious freedom should be beyond reproach; the Valentine case has simply demonstrated that there is still much work left to be done...
...foreign policy - and his Administration's will be a diplomacy of constant, persistent attention to the world's problem areas rather than slapdash summitry. The occasion for Obama's visit was the announcement of two special envoys, Richard Holbrooke and George Mitchell, both of whom represent a silent reproach to the Bush Administration. Holbrooke will have the near impossible task of untangling the mess in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a problem exacerbated by recent American inattention to detail in the area. (The deterioration toward chaos in Pakistan, especially, surprised some of the President's closest aides...
...considering appointing Kennedy to the seat Senator Hillary Clinton will give up in January for her new post at the State Department. But such an appointment would be unwise, and not for any reason concerning Ms. Kennedy’s political experience or character, which are both above reproach. Frankly, if she is named to the position, New York voters and the country will be forced into yet another cycle of dynastic politics, in which celebrated surnames, rather than individual achievements, are allowed to earn positions of authority and through which the integrity of the American political system is significantly...
...some quarters. Contrary to an undeserved reputation stemming from misguided impressions and misleading media reports surrounding his resignation from Harvard’s presidency, Summers is anything but a misogynist or a calculating bureaucrat. He is, rather, a brilliant economist and an effective leader whose liberal credentials are beyond reproach. Summers would be an excellent choice for Secretary of the Treasury, and we are confident that Obama will give this accomplished economist a fair consideration that extends beyond the few isolated mistakes Summers has made during his career.Summers’s tenure as University President has been closely?...
...African National Congress (ANC) party, once the continent's most respected organ of national liberation, has been irreversibly diminished by the infighting of the past few years. Under Nelson Mandela, the ANC peerlessly wielded its moral authority. But that trait also encouraged leaders to think they were above reproach, an attitude that found its fullest expression in Mbeki, who often acted as if he had no reason to explain himself and simply asked people to take his decisions on trust. That trust wilted, thanks to ANC scandals over corruption, incompetence and abuse of power. The party is in no danger...